iodine, wonderful iodine, and a decision

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hi group. i am the fellow who had to begin at 1/10th of a drop of lugols because

i was so ill, i could not tolerate more. this journey began feb. 5th. i am now

up to 2 drops of lugols a day and feeling sooo much better. i still have many

symptoms, mainly muscle contractions in my face, legs, some sinus symptoms and

some brain fog still. my energy is so much better. i just got my new labs back

today. here are my old labs from 1-30-12:

TSH: 2.63 (0.35-5.5)

Free T3: 2.46 (2.3-4.2)

Free T4: 0.6 L (0.8-1.7)

Total Iron: 104 (65-175)

TIBC: 373 (250-450)

% Sat 28 (15-50)

Ferritin 36 (18-323)

New labs from 3-23-12:

TSH: 3.44 (0.40-4.5)

Free T3: 2.90 (2.3-4.2)

Free T4: 1.1 (0.8-1.8)

Total Iron: 142 (45-170)

TIBC: 343 (250-425)

% Sat 41 (20-50)

Ferritin 52 (20-380)

*note: i have NOT been supplementing with any iron.

Here are my basal temps for the last two weeks:

97.6

97.3

96.8

97.2

96.6

97.1

96.8

98.8

97.5

97.1

97.4

97.0

97.5

97.1

So, here is my dilemma. Do i add in some dessicated thyroid or should i continue

with the iodine only and see if the numbers come up any more without having to

take thyroid hormone? I am increasing my iodine 1/2 drop per week. thanks, barry